A couple of years back, Synthesis Videographer and hero to an entire generation of YouTube emos, Video Matt, hit the road with some bands who, at the time were just starting out: the Season’s Company (who are now known as The Maine), Danger Radio, The Scene Aesthetic and Anarbor. He recently dug out the tapes of footage he shot during that tour and compiled them into a couple montage style clips for the Synthesis YouTube channel, the first of which I’ve posted above. If you’re curiosity is piqued, parts II and III are also up over at the shite for your perusal.

In anticipation of next week’s SXSW media blitz, here’s a clip of our highlight from last year.

Actually, my highlight was the cathartic releasing of the bats underneath bat bridge, but hey, maybe i was just tired and feeling a bit emo.

Listen to Spencer’s interviews from SXSW 2007 at synthesisradio.net

When we found Video Matt aka Matt Wilson at the local troubled teen shelter [actually it was Butte College, but close enough] he had been on the grind for a minute, setting up interviews with bands and filming live footage totally guerrilla style, working with bands like Paramore and Dance Gavin Dance and repping Gridley, CA like a motherfucker. Since no one else at Synthesis even knew how to turn on a video camera, let alone had the balls to stand in front of it, we immediately hired Matt to be our guru of all things video, allowing him to slay 234 times more tang on YouTube and in the process, giving him a chance to work with most of his all time favorite bands, including New Found Glory, Cartel, Jacks Mannequin and Danger Radio to name a few; get super hammered at SXSW before even turning 21, and learn all about industry rule #4080. Check out our YouTube page for all sorts of Video Matt madness and be sure to hit your boy up on the comments, maybe he’ll holla next time he’s kicking it at The Boardwalk, nahmean?